We’re diving in this week with Mobile Dashboards and how we used UX metrics to test usability and sentiment on one of the most critical screens in any mobile app. The takeaway: great dashboards balance function and feeling, helping users feel confident and in control.
You’ll also find clips from Barrett Kenney, who shows how design systems move beyond consistency to create real connection, aligning people, tools, and intent.
In our featured post, Anastasia Prokhorova’s product design roadmap helps designers grow through product thinking, research, UX, UI, and communication, reminding us that product design connects strategy, behavior, and storytelling.
Bryan adds that progress doesn’t come from removing complexity but from helping teams navigate it through clear goals and shared understanding.
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Mobile dashboards need to do a lot with a little space, and users will let you know when it doesn’t work. That’s why this week’s Concept page focuses on the Mobile Dashboard experience.
On the Mobile Dashboard Concept page, we show how Bank of America tested their mobile app dashboard using a design stack of Usability and Sentiment. The team wanted to know: is the experience smooth, and does it leave users feeling confident and in control?
This Concept page highlights how to measure both function and feeling in one of the most critical screens in any mobile product. Want to learn more or suggest edits? Let us know in the forum. |
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In my Glaringly Obvious conversation with Barrett Kenney, we explored how design maturity is rooted in systems thinking, not just creating consistency, but creating connection.
Barrett shares how design systems become powerful when they move beyond pattern libraries into frameworks that align people, tools, and intent.
Watch the clips and start thinking beyond the screen. |
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| LINKEDIN POSTS
In our featured post, Anastasia Prokhorova’s product design roadmap lays out five key areas. Product thinking, research, UX, UI, and communication to help designers grow their skills with clarity and purpose.
It’s a flexible map for learning, and with Helio’s UX metrics, designers can test ideas early to see what works before they build.
→ Product design connects strategy, behavior, and storytelling. |
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Thanks to all the great authors we linked above in articles: Richard Banfield, Slava Shestopalov, Jason Gieng, 👨🏻💻 Andy Budd, Anderson Gomes da Silva, Rebecca Panja, Richard Rutter, Kelly Custer, Saul Flores, Nicole Yu, Michael Hawley, Drew Freeman, Nilotpal Nayan, Walter Lima, Nikhil Mahen, Boon Yew Chew, John Pourdehnad, Erica R. Wexler, MSOD, Jaime Calderon Goff, Cara Tomko, Xenia Avezov, Stewart Dean, Tyler La, Georg Maureder, Alida, Nicole Nardelli, Derrick Mead, Yu Zhao, Wiebke Kudernatsch, Sarah Gibbons, Nick Babich.
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| BRYAN’S LINKEDIN POSTS
Bryan emphasizes that real progress doesn’t come from removing complexity but from helping teams navigate it, aligning people, tools, and systems around clear goals.
As Dave Gray puts it, when we make abstract problems visible through models and metrics, we turn confusion into shared understanding and lead teams through uncertainty toward clarity.
→ You can’t simplify your way out of complexity. |
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GLARE RELEASE NOTES
No updates this week. Here’s what we’re planning on tackling next: |
- Column Block Deletion: We’re going to make it seamless for editors to remove column blocks in content.
- Responsiveness Updates: Implement responsiveness fixes for medium-sized devices like tables.
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Your ongoing support and feedback are invaluable as we continuously strive to enhance and refine Glare. You can view all of our previous releases here: https://glare.helio.app/release-notes. |
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